THE SMARTER SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE FUTURE - Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Study

The world is more volatile. Supply Chains are more interdependent, and globalization of markets, supply, and operations continues. Further complicating matters is the lessening visibility of the supply chain and the inherent lack of willingness to share information, and collaboratively make decisions. Pressures continue to juggle the myriad of performance elements while bringing the right products and services to customers. How are Supply Chain Executives dealing with these challenges and how do they see the Supply Chain of Future? What are the opportunities for greater coordination, integration and intelligence? How are they coping with supply chain risk? What is the Supply Chain executive’s role in this volatile environment? IBM asked 400 Senior Supply Chain professionals worldwide what they thought. Some of the answers might surprise you.